NELFUND Warns Students Against Fake Online Loan Portal

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has warned students to be wary of a fake online portal with fraudulent messages. A statement by the fund’s Director of Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, in Abuja on Monday, described the information in the online messages as

by News Editor

June 30, 2025

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Tinubu Empowers ICRC To Approve PPP Projects Below ₦20b

President Bola Tinubu has approved a new policy authorising the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) to independently approve Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects below ₦20 billion. A statement by the ICRC Director-General, Dr. Jobson Ewalefoh, released by the Acting Head of Media, Ifeanyi

by News Editor

June 30, 2025

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Nigerian Ace Actor Kayode Peters Is Dead

Ace Nigerian film maker, actor and producer, Kayode Peters, is dead. He died on Saturday morning in Toronto, Canada, according to his family. In a post on the actor’s official Instagram page, the family disclosed that battled a long time illness before

by News Editor

June 30, 2025

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Nigeria’s Customs Boss Adeniyi Elected Chair of WCO Council

Exactly two years after his historic appointment as the Comptroller-General of Customs by President Bola Tinubu during a meeting of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Council at Brussels in June 2023, CGC Bashir Adeniyi has been unanimously elected as Chairperson of the

by News Editor

June 30, 2025

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Address of Governor Siminalayi Fubara At A Meeting with Simplified Stakeholders on Saturday, June 28, 2025

I had a meeting with you on the 29th of May, 2025, here, and in that meeting, I did inform you that we are in a peace process. I know — and not just being in the process — I said it’s

by News Editor

June 29, 2025

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BREAKING: APC National Chairman, Ganduje Resigns

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has reportedly resigned from his position. Ganduje, a former Governor of Kano State, cited health reasons for his decision, stating that he needs to prioritize his well-being. According to a

by News Editor

June 28, 2025

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Unity Schools Feeding Crisis: What Happens to the Nigerian Child When Government Fails?

The Minister of Education of Nigeria, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, issued a public plea this week that ought to worry every citizen who still believes in the promise of public education. He appealed to the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation to urgently

by News Editor

June 27, 2025

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Senate Issues 10-Day Ultimatum to NNPCL Boss Over ₦200trn Unaccounted Funds

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has issued a 10-day ultimatum to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Group Chief Executive Officer, Bayo Ojulari to respond to 11 critical financial queries related to discrepancies in its audited financial statements, warning that

by News Editor

June 27, 2025

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Property Demolition Controversy: Lagos Govt Disputes Obi’s Allegations

The Lagos State Government on Thursday denied any involvement in the demolition of a property in the Ikeja area of the state, which the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, claimed belonged to his brother. This was disclosed in

by News Editor

June 27, 2025

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BREAKING: Tinubu Signs Four Tax Bills Into Law, New Tax Regime Begins Jan 2026

President Bola Tinubu has assented to the four tax reform bills recently passed by the National Assembly. The short ceremony, which took place at the Presidential Villa on Thursday, was attended by the leadership of the National Assembly and some legislators, governors,

by News Editor

June 27, 2025

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Statehouse Press Release: President Tinubu: New Tax Laws, The Way Forward For Nigeria’s Prosperity

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday signed into law the four new tax bills recently passed by the National Assembly, describing the new laws as pivotal to the success of the administration’s reforms and the country’s prosperity. The bills are the Nigeria Tax

by News Editor

June 26, 2025

News Update·Grassroots·News

Court Sentences Oluwatimileyin Ajayi To Death By Hanging For Killing Salome Adaidu

The High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, the suspected killer of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Salome Adaidu, to death by hanging. Justice Simon Aboki, who handed down the judgment, found Ajayi guilty of killing and

by News Editor

June 26, 2025

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2027: I Will Do Whatever Tinubu Wants, Says Barau Jibrin

Amid the growing speculation over who will emerge as President Bola Tinubu’s running mate for the 2027 presidential election, the Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, has declared his full loyalty to Tinubu, stating that he will do whatever the President asks

by News Editor

June 26, 2025

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Senate Divided Over Appointment of Non-Indigene As Rivers Electoral Commission Chair

There was commotion on the floor of the Senate following the submission and consideration of the ad-hoc committee report on the emergency rule in Rivers State, particularly regarding the screening and approval of the Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission

by News Editor

June 26, 2025

Economy·News·News Update

NEPZA, FG, Dangote Refinery, Partner To Crash Petrol Prices

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), the Federal Government’s One-Stop-Shop Committee on the Sale of Crude in Naira, and the Dangote Refinery have agreed to midwife the presidential directive on crashing domestic prices of petroleum products to enhance national energy security

by News Editor

June 26, 2025

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NELFUND Warns Students Against Fake Online Loan Portal

Tinubu Empowers ICRC To Approve PPP Projects Below ₦20b

Nigerian Ace Actor Kayode Peters Is Dead

Nigeria’s Customs Boss Adeniyi Elected Chair of WCO Council

Address of Governor Siminalayi Fubara At A Meeting with Simplified Stakeholders on Saturday, June 28, 2025

BREAKING: APC National Chairman, Ganduje Resigns

Unity Schools Feeding Crisis: What Happens to the Nigerian Child When Government Fails?

Senate Issues 10-Day Ultimatum to NNPCL Boss Over ₦200trn Unaccounted Funds

Property Demolition Controversy: Lagos Govt Disputes Obi’s Allegations

BREAKING: Tinubu Signs Four Tax Bills Into Law, New Tax Regime Begins Jan 2026

Statehouse Press Release: President Tinubu: New Tax Laws, The Way Forward For Nigeria’s Prosperity

Court Sentences Oluwatimileyin Ajayi To Death By Hanging For Killing Salome Adaidu

2027: I Will Do Whatever Tinubu Wants, Says Barau Jibrin

Senate Divided Over Appointment of Non-Indigene As Rivers Electoral Commission Chair

NEPZA, FG, Dangote Refinery, Partner To Crash Petrol Prices

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